Battle of Camden

GPTKB entity

Properties (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf battle
gptkbp:aftermath American_retreat
gptkbp:casualties 1,000 British casualties
1,500 American casualties
gptkbp:climate Hot and humid
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Lord_Cornwallis
gptkb:Horatio_Gates
gptkbp:date August 16, 1780
gptkbp:followedBy Battle of King's Mountain
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:Benedict_Arnold
gptkb:Daniel_Morgan
gptkb:Francis_Marion
gptkb:Thomas_Sumter
Nathanael Greene
gptkbp:historicalContext Part_of_the_British_strategy_to_control_the_South
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Camden
gptkbp:impact Influence on subsequent battles
Long-term consequences for the war effort
Shift in military leadership
Demoralization_of_American_forces
Legacy_in_American_military_history
Increased_British_control_in_the_South
Increased_recruitment_for_British_forces
Commemoration_in_Camden,_South_Carolina
gptkbp:involved gptkb:Pennsylvania_militia
gptkb:Massachusetts_militia
gptkb:South_Carolina_militia
gptkb:Delaware_Continentals
gptkb:Georgia_militia
gptkb:Connecticut_militia
gptkb:Virginia_Continentals
gptkb:Maryland_Continentals
gptkb:North_Carolina_militia
gptkb:New_Jersey_militia
gptkbp:landscape Swampy_ground
gptkbp:location gptkb:Camden,_South_Carolina
gptkbp:outcome Loss_of_Southern_support_for_the_Continental_Army
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
gptkbp:precededBy Battle of Fort Ninety Six
gptkbp:result British_victory
gptkbp:significance Turning_point_in_the_Southern_campaign
gptkbp:skills 2,000 British troops
4,000 American troops
gptkbp:supportRole gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:Continental_Army
gptkbp:tactics Divide and conquer
Flanking maneuver
Surprise attack